Star Wars: The Old Republic players will soon be able to go adventuring with a heavily-armed sentient teddy bear.

There's nothing better to have at your back when the Emperor's best troops are bearing down on you than a gang of primitive, sack-wearing cuddly-wuddlies, which is why the addition of Treek the Ewok in the 2.3 patch will be such exciting news for players who find Wookies to be just a little bit too soft and delicate for their liking.

Treek is a heavy armor user who can employ both heal and tank stances and Aim as her primary stat, who will be available via a droid at the Cartel Bazaar once the patch goes live. Her contract will cost a million credits and require legacy level 40, but a Cartel Coins option will be available for players who find themselves a little light in the credits department.

A more detailed breakdown of Treek's stats and a few apparently-spoilerish cut scenes introducing the character can be found at Dulfy.net, but what more do you really need to know? This is an Ewok, the galaxy's most perfect predator, and she's willing to work for you! That's can't-miss stuff, people. The Star Wars: The Old Republic2.3 patch is running now on the Public Test Server.

When someone showed this to me, I had to give credit on the ballsy maneuver this is. This is like adding a Gungan companion... but why not? I swear Bioware and EA are in full HoneyBadger Mode with this MMO, and part of me respects them for that.

Also, I saw the cutscene that introduces Treek, and it's pretty awesome... I really don't have a problem with this. If Blizz the Jawa has taught TOR players anything, it's you don't count out the small ones. Ever.

I don't like where this is going... Blizz was one hilarious thing, which is something Star Wars always had. But this seems to be the start of them shoveling in more and more of the sort, until we get a Pandaria situation.

This is by the way what I assume will be the general course of the franchise now that Disney has taken over.

Anyone needs me, I'll be curled up on my sofa watching A New Hope. Crying and like getting hammered.

A new adorably-deadly short and pudgy companion indigenous to a well-tread planet in the Star Wars galaxy?

Sorry, already got it covered:

Oh Blizz, you crazy little homicidal bastard...

tehroc:Um Ewoks were undiscovered until Return Of The Jedi. Bioware - just shitting all over SW lore for a buck. Ewoks are also anachronistic race, so no blasters.

Pretty sure Bioware proved they couldn't give any less of a damn about the lore when they released KotOR and never addressed the radical, galaxy-altering leap in technology in the 40-year gap between it and the original Tales of the Jedi.

Perfect, a companion thats more fun to kill than the Adoring Fan. Oh the fun we shall have together Ewok Companion....what? no this isnt a blaster i have pointed at your face, i mean if it was and i just happened to pull the tri.....oh, whoops!

tehroc:Um Ewoks were undiscovered until Return Of The Jedi. Bioware - just shitting all over SW lore for a buck. Ewoks are also anachronistic race, so no blasters.

Ewoks were seen using blasters in Return of the Jedi.

Of course anyone can pull a trigger but they never used them effectively. If I gave a caveman a desert eagle they'd probably end up shooting themselves in the face, nevermind the fact the caveman would have no clue how to reload it or even why the caveman in front of him died.

Seriously though, surely Ewoks were still undiscovered at this point? I don't remember Chief Chirpa mentioning any Ewoks who'd gone off on space adventures, or Master Lowgray telling stories of any legendary Ewoks who'd learnt how to shoot aliens with space lasers.

Acha... as long as the little bugger shouts "DANGAR!!!" before shooting people up, I guess I can forgive Bioware playing a little loose with the history of these noble tree people.

...what? I used to watch the Ewoks cartoon as a kid. Most underrated cartoon ever. Yub yub, motherfuckers! Anyone has a problem with that, I'll kick them right in their sunstar-shadowstone.